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Scientific Name | Gladiolus kamiesbergensis G.J.Lewis |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2013/01/17 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted species (EOO 204 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Kamiesberg and Rooiberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kamiesberg Mountains Shrubland, Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld, Kamiesberg Granite Fynbos |
Description | Rocky sites on granites in shrubby fynbos, above 1200 m. |
Threats |
| This species occurs on the upper, inaccessible slopes of the Kamiesberg and Rooiberg where it is not threatened. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gladiolus kamiesbergensis G.J.Lewis | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Gladiolus kamiesbergensis G.J.Lewis | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Gladiolus kamiesbergensis G.J.Lewis | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 1998. Gladiolus in southern Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Lewis, G.J., Obermeyer, A.A. and Barnard, T.T. 1972. Gladiolus: a revision of the South African species. Journal of South African Botany Supplement 10:1-316. Purnell, Cape Town.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Goldblatt, P., Helme, N.A. & von Staden, L. 2013. Gladiolus kamiesbergensis G.J.Lewis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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